“At the heart of love à la française lies the idea of freedom. To love truly is to want the other free, and this includes the freedom to walk away. Love is not about possession or property. Love is no prison where two people are each other’s slaves. Love is not a commodity, either. Love is not capitalist, it is revolutionary. If anything, true love shows you the way to selflessness.” — Agnès C. Poirier The Locks on Paris’s Bridges Represent a Misunderstanding - NYTimes.com August 19, 2012